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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05
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SIXTY SKELETONS.

Ghastly Reminders CT Ante B-llum Times.
a letter IRON CoakyilIe, Tenn, to the
Nashville American says: Before the
war, for twenty five years, 3 road within
three miles of this place, leading from
Louisville, Ky, through the state down
into Georgia and South Carolina, was
known as the Ke- lucky stock rosd, and
wGs al thai time the principal highway
for traders between The two sections,
Planters, slave dealers sud stOCkmen
would drive their negroes, mules, etc,
Gown 10 the southern market, returning
with the money from their sales. Such
parties were frequently missing very
mysteriou-Iy, no trace Of item ever being
found.
The road through this section ran
through 4 wild, thIalg-settled mountain
country, Jba stopping places or dwellings,
where q traveller could get shelter fire.
ql9ntly being thirty miles apart, and, as
recent inves legations .sh0T, we're kept by
rJbJ aud murterers Of the worst de-
scriptou, who for years followed this
business OF wholesale robbery and muir
der.
About thirty years ago man who is
now 8 Ci.iZ:n CT this plSCe found g skele-
ton st the entrance to 8 cave, but 10
further investigation vas ever made au-
til yesterday, and il was lei, Tor 3 stran-
ger TO make discoveries inst cast in the
shade all stories Of like description where
/ the writer fods mis- teri bic characters
/ only IN his own brain. Yesterday & party
vas organized under the leadership q
! Mr.. Fed Klucaid TO explore the cave
whsle tie skeleton was found thirty years
ego.
Back On the mountain side, about one
half mile from one OF the notoriou:
stopping places described, the entrance t
the cave was found. a hole, something
like & well, going straight down thirty-iou
feet, wss first passed through, and thel
the cave opens into large caveIns with
downward course under the mountain. a
the bottom OF the shaft the party foun
human bopes, and, with little diggin
in the debris that had accumulated at thl
Itpoint, uuearthed about sixty skeletons c
!. r1en who have been murdeled and throTs
4 down the hole. Some sEhlls were feun
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AlLshs atws. go
Fofsa ge&r TO ,aa foUSsti IN glle ~ ees5B
6 -tSlsTT as;s 81 zspE
4 MGAKEY BURGLAR.
The1s CIsveziy Managed by One 1f Manfs
Funny ImiietUIs.

i.ttlS -4GICUIy.
In q house on the Boulevard Napoleon
OF Toulouse woman locked up her
money in desk and went out shopping.
On her return she missed three napol-
cons, 3 gold 5-iranc piece aud a franc in
silver. There was no trace ct 4 bur
glary. Very much bewildered by these
losses, the good woman WAS deep in re-
lection OVER the matter Wnen she heard
roar Of laughter from her neighbours
garden. 80, the thief" cried several
persons at once. "Whara has ha stolen
this?" The dame descended instantly,
ran out and said: 90, my moHey, mes
sieurs; waera is the thiet?' "He il up 8
tree, madame" pointing up to @ monkey
on s high branch above them, "bus here
is the money"
The monkey, who certainly would be an
invaluable assistance to q burglar, had
been seen to climb into the windows Of
one Of the good !2dy's rooms, had IN
locked a drawer, found the money, and
coDcesjing it III lis jJUir lad brought it
TO his master.
l t0G that no less an authority than
Button declares that female chimp2nZae
who went out to service 9t LOangO, made
the beds. swept the house, and So far as
sisted il the cooking as to turn the spit.
Monsieur de GraEdpIe, en- officer Of the
French navy, tells of another cbimparzee
Oh board French LOT war, watch as
sists the cook and turns the c,pstal and
furls sail IS well as any of the sailors. In
China monkeys help in the tee picking,
and Lord Monboddo used to grsvely con-
tend that apes could talk readily enough
but that their superior cunning told them
TO hold their tongues lest they should be
put TO hard work.
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GENERAL Markets.
Prodnoe and PROVISIONS.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, >us. 4-Floar- quiet and
easy. wheat lower, declining narEc-s else
where caused almos: panic e2rly, but sc.a-
seg1entiv the market was dUIt ard heavy,
Closing "a &c tG.Ow esterd-y; " red.
cash, G9alc; September 1ol,c, oc
tober Tl-5025zr, cl stag 1t - Cora
highe-s august. 5jG&jssr. closing At ~ .c,
~epte2nGr - ttG155fr, closing al soc. Oc-o-
ter F.. .. oats Utre dull and iower. ca -'ltc-
August , &c; September q &C; October - &C.
Rye Gup and We, x s. 43r. Hay IN demand
primz tmO;ny g Goals to; prairie atce 30.
Braa a. i've a &C Lead strong common - A..
E2ss dulI ar 81. Hut.er st-Ong AID n:sneri
crlam.c-y 25l>.-c; dir I5d27c. COrrmCaI firm
v air. ate4dy At SIC Provisions quiet.
J - salt "a egts-B0 shoulders 3 %; long
Gear SS15; celr ribs i "a; short
Cle1 S A.. lacOr-EoNed shOU der as >; N
5ie9 and clear RIBS - 0jcJ Is, shJr, Clar
p ;,oa9 SIS. Hams @u 5caIiC0 Regents
aD' shi. tents OF H)ur + 90 and ZOO - beat
10: 900 and l!o.0a0. y5rn l4o,oC, a1d4lC.e oats
- $50 ara Ic.e0o - 2 receips 1000, shipment.
one. r;ar'ev. more Of either
NJ. ORLEANS, -, aug t-pats dull. weak
and iaTer: choice western sacked 5ri as
Hay Grmer at SIS 0o5I9 90; cncicc so Coz
Oth=zs unchanged -
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snhrcr.h 80 Cncn
An Old Story but Worth Telling Just Ono
nYnra.
From Things Seen.

Dumas, The elder, loved to laugh OF the
expense of Eaglish stifntss end reserve.
one of his stories wRs this: O1e day
Victor Hugo and were invited to dine
with the Duke Of DeCaZes. Among tae
guests were Lord and Lady Paime:StOn-
uf course this happened before the Feb
ru4r7 revolution. 81 midnight tea YVES
halded around. Victor Hugo end l we've
sitting side by side, chatting merrily.
Lord ara L4dy PalmeTSt0n had arrived
very late, and there had consequently
been no opportunity to introduce Us be
fore dinner: after dinner it seems it WAS
forgotten. English custom consequently,
did not allow Us To be address,
ed by the iLustriou5 couple. All
at once young DecsZes comes
IN to Us and says "My Dear Du-
mss, Lord P4lmerston begs you will leave
q chair free between you and Victor
Hugo" fastened 10 90 SIS he wished.
We moved away from each other and
placed g chSir between US. ThereupOA
enters Lord PalmerstOD, holding the hand
OF his wife, leads her up TO US, and in
vites her 10 sit down Oathe empty chair
oil this without saying $ word. "M!g
lady," he said to his wife "what time
have you?" She looked at her watch sud
answered: "Thirty-tive past twelve
"WeL, then" said the great minister
remember well, that this day at thirty.
five ml1utes past we've, you were sitting
between Alexander Dumas and Victor
hugo, On honor which yen probably nevel
Will enjoy again in your lifetime" TGer
he ofTere his arm agsin TO his wife snt
took her back TO ler seat without sa!ips
/ word to Iz-because we h&d not bee!
/ rnrnsnr,f-Hl
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-05

&pCs CG;;an Unchanged. Futures from
One &c Fire Points Higher.
Money Market Easy.
Almost Il "aaie was Occasionrd in the
gEne&t IlarkSt-ftve stock Lran5
actions Were brisk.
Daily Keview
GAzITTE CTEICE,
49, L---.L.---Lr L - -

GAzuTru OrFICE,
EO&r WORTH, H., AU-. &, iee..
Tf&5e today was considerably in
tsrGe-si ~lfh oy the election Csfar as re
tail dealers We've concerned, ouc whole
callers did heavy business.
Lard mas declined cent.
TIE EREADsTUFFs SITUATION.
the receipts OF wheat and waea. tour
a. e.gar western primary receiving points
for the tarte weeks ended July - are
equal to 9,ut,44G bushels Of
whest against l0,04l4st bush
els received in the corresponding
period 10 1885, and 4,c4G.4I9 bush
els the cores spending three weeks in 50.
TGe receipts Of w5e2r and wheat Gour &t
eildt Atlantic ports tcr three weeks ended
July -, were equal to - "II,4-4 bushels
Of wheel, e&siust 1,@5j,1.S bushels
The core oIjicg three weeks in
1ssa srd 5,ts5,209 bushels the
corresponding period IN j~,5.
The exports Of wheat and wheat -four
from c.2bt Atlantic ports for three weeks
ended July % were equal TO I0,2i, 20
bushels Oi wheat, agaias. 5,11-.SIt
bushels the corresponding three weeks il
1856. and ( ,4l9, 9jj bushels the cor
responding three weeks in 1855.
The wAeet crop OF tie United States,
winter and spring together, in 1857, so
far as forecast can now be given, Is
probably 5000 600 10 80, 600, 600 bushels
less tlan in ls6G.- Bcsdstrect's.
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N THE FIRST DEGREE.

ghs Son of Promia-nt Ci'tz.n of the
Cherokee Nartea Convicted CT Murder.
S ecial to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK, Aug. 2.-In the
Federal court to-day JEFF HndeDraEd was
convicted Of murder in the first degree,
the Jury returning their verdict about
o'clock. The defendant is son OF Judge
Stephen HilGe5ranG, prominent cirlzen
If We65ar'S Falls Of the Cherokee Nation
snd hGs been in jail awaiting trisl since
he l4th Of December, 1885. TIE facts in
the case ere scout IS follows: In 1884
j E and John HildebraEd were Indicted
TOR assauI, wjth intent to XIV 8 negro
named John Rj6ge1Ry on the 7th q Nag,
1881. j # HIldeihrand went TO the nome
OF Kidge1ay Eesr inc Kansas line aEd IN
due the negro to accompany him II the
woods on the pretense ths5 ne
wEs GOd2ing tie maFshels and varied
him to watci while ne slept. h0SeW2y
took bI:nhe. srd Went out with him sud
was never seen alive sZsiu, but two days
after his dead 53iy YVES found under G.
tree about 800 yards from the house iylng
on the blanket. He was shot in the head.
! These facts were testified to by Mary
/ Ridge 2rav, . white woman who was living
unls wiully VITA the deceased and cad two
children by hiD, her son by another hue
baud sustaining her testimony. The defense
wss an alioi, the father and brother o
Jef and one or two other witnesses
swearing that JEFF Was at home l25 mile!
from where the killing occurred, at th
time. The verdict was wholly rnexpect
ed oy the defendant and MS attorney
VINO thought an acqu.ttal or huug jur
was bound 20 be the result. The fac
that Ridgewsy was witness against Je1
and his brother, is the alleged motive 70
the murder, ~
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with bullet holes through them, others
being mashed with sn ax or instru-
ment OF that bind. Old citizens now liy-
Jig N this vicinity say that the keepers
OF these deus would keep track Of the
travellers when they passed through with
stock. and or their return they would be
almost certain 10 disappear. The robbers
were even so bold that thy wQatd, fsgs,
the cio,hirg, saddles sad horsessos tbssssfff
victims and use them pubHefvs They
you'd &c! msa drunk, If poss5le, and
- whisky was plenty aud the GRatOm OF
dt.-Yi5g common it was no hard matter
80 ~; then, in their drunken stuoCr, EfR,
-,b an6 throw their bodies n this mole.
without doubt Ggsny men, as thi6
teaclal disclosure proves, ne.er returned.
70 their hoTss, snd snXiogS friends
waited lud U8craed Gut wondered Why
hey returned not. NJt fSr from here, by
The side Of this Ioad still. stands aousez
the walls Il one room are stained aud
~ns.-nret .T't2 human Blood. above
lee II GHc MOUNTAINS a9oc- tWenty Rites,
skill i worse place T p0ss sie, ll3M tia.
A10;ner c&Te il EeTe and would, II inveis@
tlgated, It 7at the sickening story OF yes
teTdaY'S investigations. TIE people here
are much excited over this discovery, as
many descendants Of this roboing Gang
afe etiil living Bill 5hT2ugA his country.
Ba. "dead men tcH 40 tales ." aUd the
history Of these fosIiui crimes viii never
1G knOHn
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chants and manufacturers of that thriving city.

chants audmanutacturers of that thriving city
inclose you clipping from the Fort w orth
GAZETTE of the 20 h, also, and VIII send
you the resolutions referred to as soon az csn
get copy
Letters are 20 1ring in On u, from all quar-
:ars n regard to the matter. Please give pub
ltci.v to the matter through your widely circu-
lated j)urnal, an1 assure our comrades
throughout the Union tina: their Texan
brothers will give theu hearty welcome
GEORGE " K=aNE,
WM. L estes,
Y p for TeNp7
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Maguire's Glndurango contains no al
cohol, is the vsgetspIe substitute for CA
omel, acts IS TsRec!hcslly il regulating
the liver, removing biGousness, cleansing
the blood, etsf aid is sure to remove any
derangemenMof tie hillary secretions,
and theIebyF prevantQisesse
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REORGANIZATION.

&Ince, the foregoing was put in type the
sscf etaygaf the National Association V.
M w, Ass received the following COM
i5unicatpn from j. 2. Alexander, Esq
seCretaryof the Merchants and Manu-
facturerss Burer asof Fort Worth, Tex,
winch, wesvcBBHfe TO say, will Undou1t-
edlgbe excepted by the committee Of
CARERS appointed By the National ASso-
szaiion.
q" The Bureau is composed Of the leading
citizens of Fort Worth Tex consisting Of
the following gentlemen: j. 2. Smith,
president; Z. Z. Chase, vice-presldent;
u. 2. Alexander, secretary; Max Elser,
treasurer; and the following board OF
directors: S. O. Noodle, X. NJ. Van
Zandt, Robert Mozart, Joseph II. Brown,
D. S. KcnneGy, Martin Casey, ". L.
Malone, Morgan Jones, Il. L. Maddox,
william Harrison, Sidney Martin snd
". a. Huffman. The office of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Bureau is at
! the corner OF Fourth ana Rusk streets,
| Fort Worth, Tex, ana for any informs
/ lion desired. address j. z. Alexander,
/ secretary.
TIE letter received is as follows:
Fort WORTH. TEN, July -, 1857.
/ Alex NJ Ken, day, Esq. WASHINGTON, ID. C.;
! Nl DEAR SIR: Tue following FsfoIGllo!i was
| passed at meeting OF the Bureau yesterday
/ and the Undersigned instructed to tram emit 3
/ COP thereof TO the officers of our association
Resolved that the Merchants and Manufact-
/ urers Bureau extend q cordial invitation to
! the Mexican war veterans to hold their next
annual convention In this city. Very respect
fully, ~ j. Z. ALEXANDER, Secretary.
-a8$ FROM TIE Y. p. OF TEXAS.
~ JEFF RSON, Ten, July q, 1851.
5s5ifsM Keuaday, Washington.
W DEAR SIR-Some days ago ! inclosed you
editorial article in relation to the neNt feEnio o.
tnthe Fort Worth GAZETTE and sent that pa
i1r's comment thereo5, urging Fort Wortn'S&i
lie place for our next reunion. W.
al The Board of Aldermen and Mayor hAv
EBoard of Trade, G imposed Of the lie ading mer
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I2gc Stock Market,

81. LOUIS, RIO, Aag. 4.-Czttle--il-. 81 nm
go; shpr2ents 20; market .t. si5e
heavy nGtiye steers, g 5Ocl 10; n,yaa
s. GOES so; feeder fir 70 gooQt SUeA
) -, stoc SEs, fair % gOoj, . coo - r5tt--
an and indians, grass TO corn Ted, Iir I'm n l.sZ
Hogs-EeGeiyis 4G5J; shipments. I'M linz not.
active IA 1Oweri heavy ana JI, Ken r rs'
lions S5]9E,5 40; packers and " Eay,< Ar -iz1
al =. sleep-Eeceipis 4,Oi AXIS "
market fall oiiPged, modiuG BUGS,
- FLIES,
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Sales =, 400 bales.
liverpool

LIVERPOOL, aug ..-COuOn-S1Jt closed
good; business at hardening rates revision
good Ordinary down l-l5Ji other grades I'm
CHANGED
Ordinary ID, good ordinary .-l5d; low
midGiiGg q; middlius UP!aads o d; mid
ding Orleans d.
Total sales 1900: American 100; imports
5000; American 800.
Futures opened lcm and closed ead7 81 an
advanee OF 1 70 nL!nl- On ~ -.0nLu--
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The Great Bank Eobbs~y

Ii running in the Weekly GAZETTE,
whish hasbeen reduced 10 FSl q year.
FolfS5g this, other storifs will appear
Tallfagss sHfmonsSn eveff issusaS Send
thi&gr4at Tper to FOUR riendsx and IL!
them Sec great odnssg we iiys'inll
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"a little Gle is quickly trodSa out,
R1f1ieSsse ling sufferedr rivers4 Ssnaot
quenchsRs1he ss5ae may be sal4Sf hu-
man aisaases. a litgs ind gTatfon,
sfgtSt GiS0rESSge emf - the 30 we9s, g
10 1asss4jg.ef lead TO sefs0ns esTip lie atoms;
and results. These Gan be avoided5y
tie use of Morris CascarIQe,s
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:. A Portions Postponement.

To postpone when the duty for immediate
action IS clear, "a always uny7ise. Especially Is
1t so when Increasing 81 health Gals for resort
70 medication diseases of the bidncys and
niaGder are often OF swift grOW}i-alwRy5 of
tatal tendency # not combatted ~ the outset
We nave ai!-eycn those OF US whC are not re
4ark ably well distracted heard something Of
'fhs CAnger attending 'iri2Ht'S dieGse diabetes
1Egy. no oFe uezF,f 2!sardy tnourh to
pHigIa tina Sff he p9Scetres tie. renal orEars
to RtRactias. HSsfst.efs eta@acr @it4sts
are nssal!arlS al aRteG to oysfc5ne tolls II
acti5a TO sufllcIeaaY sl;rsss3ate RitRo7t *
citing. kke kii6eF5 aaChbladdsr Iafzue,T IS
tsts cirretic Ia be.pre fesIe3c 20 theFasg,ur- a4i
fery stirUlantSkof conhTEeTca which r.oys
lHc bane of unWary persons 9TH tcnaeucv
50 renal troubles. They are likewise incC u
petabl or dyspepsia, debility. teTer ana asve.
ana bliOusness.
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Habitual constipstsens cured and the
bowels strengthened " the regular use
of Carter's Little NLi9er Pills in small
doses. Don't forget his.
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B Taa Cheapest of&s,i. =.
Che yees# GAzafTEs ,s qfs8 81 sea-. a.
II nIae rence Nsverngss.

DO not 90 to TIE country without bottle OF
Angostu.a Bittcrs sssiavor your drinking water
soda and lemoaAaeapd keep free you malaria
and all3G!soraers Of tie dig cstiye organs.
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Victims Of those terrible female com
plaints, which render beautiful women
drones on society, cen ce restored 10
healrh ard happinesss by ne use Of DR..
Dromgoole's English Fs;nale Bitters.
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o BUGS,
: ! les.
Tbs Cofs.er-bues, moths. 3 /,

Er, C,or,xer-bul.s nouns. .. IH..F
GALVESTON, TEX,
changed; good drill
221Sc; prime 2211c;
and old government
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and Reducec IN Price.

Greatly Improved and Reduced IN Price.
f The ygegly GAZETTE IS gpw cnIy $40
9 7ear andsqftl in future cfltsi1 besides
ths attest l1ETs fr5gEh g. ssiparts 6 the
wsgi d., Tggsss ge' Ssageyu5A, SshioD
aitS5 house {c2;1 aeE.a gtFRef't; most elist Le
uffarHe1 report. Thrilling Seriat stories Dv
the most popular authors Will be weekly
feature
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FcLaMNf

.,-4lrsa from SalEA 72um for over
.RsiA -i,azs - uaa that ! could hot at
~ III. s f9Es eekE a lim". Three
essasslsaT. aa 4 f,yrir Sbottles Haso.y Mt
- -, - rare NE OF this dreadful ci=e2se.
yg J0H&. ! ulLl, NLkc-5Arre, ia.
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THE VETERANS.
The Esxt Reunion OF Y. N. Wort
Worth, Tex Extends an Invitation
Through lis Leading Journal.
the M:x'cao war Says of tbs Fort
Worth Reunion.
Washington u. c. vedette.

r ferring to the editorial ia the June
number Of the Vedette, commenting on
the letter Of Comraae A. J. Higgins,
OF Scottsboro, Ala, suggesting some
point in the southwestern states fer our
next annual reunion Of NJ xicau war
veterans, the Fort Worth Texas Ga
zGTlE CT July y, leading daily pub
N-hed in that thriving city, has the fol-
lowing:
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H., drEssis,e. Price: CuHcUTa
-, ..a. 90; SOsp cents. Pre-
s2,st 3 F,eteF 'hfaz SAM tatm.3&l Co..
IJssf I'D f5rsst ID cure SKIN
y, gr'r,. s. the CON piezioa ana S5in 10y
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ECZEM "a:
r,.ry Species of Itching and
'H1 aiming I Diseases Cured by
p"' Guticura.

~ sal. Rheum, with It's agoniz ns
i, lEN T. .C ~ Earning, inst .nlly reiie' Ell by =
I r mag a. CU,icuTa soap, a. q single
y. III. ,-,,,j ,ura. the gTCa: sin carr.
= itiol "a ,g-l. with two or three doses
...rsie i'TI ,o.H,yent, the New Blood Pulider
.--t.clsa li''1o3 cool. the perspirati0n pare
! q tie HE bowels open, the liver and
! ca.-.i.,5.,,r-a w speedily cure Eczema,
-;-srs ann. a~sriasi', Lichcn Psurisu'.
....sr !. q 'Isr.iruff AM every species o!
Eli desc, an Pimply IIaaucrs Of the scalp
y, sea- Zen Inc best physicians ana ali
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UUgGIus, WI NCVItsJWIV, AII., WIUS5 III
ter TO the Fedette called up this subject,
has written private letter to the editor,
in which he recommends the acceptance
of the Fort Worth invitation. He ssys
that while the Arkansas comrades de-
sired the "picric" TO come Of al Hot
Springs, they have gracefully yielded &c
the Texans on account Of the prominent
place that empire commonwealth Of the
south occupies in the history OF the Mex
lCSn war.
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IA YIN. asoan's Fateyf Proeeds
- Pgesefying Perishr5ls 3opdh !, tie -.
81 psrfcs. process az sE3h.y 1t iliis tsS
81 ssns rmenia6pE iA5Sltopped E3l
sas ~ mp car s s.n ba5lS 3 a,
~ IL ssax g A. ssx ss
Xustil. 10
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'rrNN7Gs. uer 11rEet e So
10 .cncJ, extra Old TL-szJ,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-03
Floating Gardens of the Aztecs.

During their wanderings, wherever they
stopped, the Aztecs cultivated the earth
and lived upon what nature gave them.
Surrounded by enemies, in the midst of a
lake where there were but few fish, neces-
sity and industry compelled them to form
floating gardens on the bosom of the
waters. They wove together the roots of
aquatic plants intertwined with twigs
and branches until they formed a founda-
ton sufficiently strong to support a soil
they drew from the bottom of the lake, and
on it they sewed their needed maize and
chilo. These floating gardens were about
a foot above the water and of various
forms, the most effective being long and
narrow, called cintas, or ribbens. With
their natural taste for flowers, they
added the ornamental to the useful, and
thsse small gardens multiplying, were COW
cred with flowers and aromatic herbs.
which were used in the worship of their
god or sent to decorate the palace of
the Emperor. What picture of de-
lightful independence. The peaceful
Indian could anchor his fowery
home where he wiIled, foat beyond
social cares or political burdens, and from
prying neighboks and poll-parrot gossips
he could quietly paddle away. In these
secure retreats tire spendthrift could elude
his creditors, the bank defanlter hide from
the minioDs of the iaw.-Oatias.